On 1 October 2018 our cashless pay and display payment system is changing to RingGo.There's no charge for downloading and using RingGo, but you can opt to get text reminders at a charge of 25p per message. Find out more about how to use RingGo.

Parking zones and charges

A controlled parking zone, often referred to as a CPZ, is an area where the council has introduced restrictions on parking during certain times. These restrictions only apply to public roads. Other restrictions apply to private land and streets such as council estates.

When you enter a controlled parking zone you will see a CPZ entry sign, telling you the days and the hours that the restrictions apply to.

Signs displaying the restricted hours and the mini-zone identification code are also erected on all bays throughout the borough, and on pay and display machines.

Where are the controlled parking zones?

The borough currently has four main controlled parking zones (with mini zones within these):

Restrictions apply Monday to Sunday, 8.30am to 10pm in resident permit holders parking bays only in streets to the west of Brick Lane, otherwise restrictions apply Monday to Friday, 8.30am to 7pm; Sunday, 8.30am to 2pm.

Monday-Sunday, up to 1 hour £2.30, Monday to Friday, All day £7.30, Saturday & Sunday for 4 hours £3.30, Saturday & Sunday, All Day £5.30.

Zones

Charge per hour

A1, A2, A5, A6, C1, C2

£4.70

A3, A4, C3, C4

£4.10

B1, B2, B3, B4, D1, D2

£3.70

Roman Road car park

£3.70

The maximum stay is between 2 and 4 hours (please see relevant machine) – vehicles cannot return within an hour of leaving. The minimum time that can be bought is 30 minutes and tickets should be bought not more than five minutes after parking (not in advance).

The ticket should be displayed clearly visible on the dashboard or windscreen.

Ways to pay

Cashless Phone Parking Payments

The Council is changing its cashless provider for pay and display parking on 1 October 2018. Our new parking payment provider will be RingGo.

There's no charge for downloading and using RingGo, but you can opt to get a text reminder to let you know when a parking session is due to expire, etc. for a charge of 25p per message.

Paying cash

All our machines accept 10p, 20p, 50p, £1 and £2; they do not accept any foreign coins including the Euro.

If a machine is faulty then you must use the next nearest machine or PayByPhone. We insist on this to prevent machines deliberately being vandalised to obtain free parking.

If you have lost money in the machine please do not put any more in. Instead you should use an alternative machine and report the faulty pay & display machine online or call 020 7364 6820/6948. Refunds must be requesting in writing to:

Parking with a permit

A permit holder can park within their main zone for an unlimited period. For example, an A1 permit holder can park without time limit in A1, A2, A3, A4, A5, or A6.

A permit holder can park for up to three hours in any other zone. For example, an A1 permit holder can park for up to three hours in B1.

Where to park during the controlled hours

When you are in the controlled parking zone, you will see a range of bays marked out on the road with white lines, with signs erected to indicate who may park in these bays. View examples of commonly used parking signs.

During the controlled hours, you can only park in a bay if your vehicle meets the criteria specified on these signs. Please note that on public holidays the controls on parking bays do not apply.

We have different types of bays to reflect different types of parking users:

resident permit bay

permit holders bay

business permit bay

permit and pay and display bay

personalised disabled bay

car club bays

suspension signs

doctors' bay

Make sure that when you park your vehicle:

you are allowed to park in the bay you have chosen

you have the relevant permit, visitor scratchcard or pay & display ticket, appropriate to that bay

your permit, etc is clearly on display so that all the details can be seen

your permit, etc is valid – for example, make sure the permit has not expired

your vehicle is parked with all the wheels within the white lines.

Where to park outside controlled hours

Bays

When the CPZ hours do not apply, you can park your vehicle in any bay, except the car club bays, disabled bays and doctor bays.

Single yellow lines

You can park on a single yellow line in a CPZ outside of the restricted hours, or the hours stated on any supplementary plates.